unverifiable

adjective

Definition of unverifiablenext
as in unprovable

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Recent Examples of unverifiable Customs agencies are already using machine learning to flag shipments with incomplete or unverifiable information. — Paul J. Noble, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Researchers contend with a patchwork of numbers Figures the administration has released are inconsistent and unverifiable. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026 Figures the administration has released are inconsistent and unverifiable. — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 Agents marked most of the accusations as unverifiable or not credible. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unverifiable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unverifiable
  1. unprovable
  2. unsupportable
  3. unsustainable
Adjective
  • Without that data, the patterns become invisible — or at least, unprovable.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The meat of the documentary is the different SNL presidents talking about their individual impressions, their origins and their causally unprovable impacts on the perception of those presidents.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
Definition of unprovable
Adjective
  • Currah’s opinion piece is wrong on the facts, the law, and the science, and reaches unsupportable conclusions.
    — Paisley Currah, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The venerable but troubled outlet has been for sale since its previous owners ran up unsupportable debts and were removed in 2023.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of unsupportable
Adjective
  • If your current work has become unsustainable, will this new environment be meaningfully different?
    — Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • That community is now telling its Board, in the clearest terms available, that the current path is unsustainable.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 28 July 2026
Definition of unsustainable

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“Unverifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unverifiable. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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